Category Archives: World War II

This week in the War, 29 Nov–5 Dec 1943: The Second Cairo Conference

Posted on November 30, 2015 by secondbysecond

Following closely after the Tehran Conference, Churchill and Roosevelt met once again in Cairo, at what would be the Second Cairo Conference. It started this week in the war, on 4 December 1943. The Turkish president, Ismet Inönü, was also … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 29 Nov–5 Dec 1943: The Second Cairo Conference

This week in the War, 22–28 November 1943: The Tehran conference

Posted on November 24, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, 28 November 1943, saw the start of the Tehran conference where the ‘Big Three,’ Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met to confer on the future conduct of the war. (Rumours—all unsubstantiated—have persisted that SS officer Otto Skorzeny … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 22–28 November 1943: The Tehran conference

This week in the War, 15–21 November 1943: Tarawa Atoll

Posted on November 17, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 20 November 1943, more than a hundred American warships and transports approached Tawara Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. After bombardment by the battleships USS Maryland and USS Mississippi and further bombardment by aircraft, the … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 15–21 November 1943: Tarawa Atoll

This week in the War, 8–14 November 1943: Remembrance Day in Oyonnax

Posted on November 8, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 11 November 1943, the resistance fighters of the Maquis in the Ain department of the Rhone-Alpes region of France occupied the town of Oyonnax for a few hours. To commemorate the Armistice of 1918, … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 8–14 November 1943: Remembrance Day in Oyonnax

This week in the War, 1–7 November 1943: Kiev is liberated by the Soviets

Posted on November 1, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, the Soviet’s 3rd Guards Tank Army entered Kiev—the Soviet Union’s third largest city. One day later, on 6 November 1943, the city fell to the Soviet Army. By that time the Germans had withdrawn after destroying … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged | Comments Off on This week in the War, 1–7 November 1943: Kiev is liberated by the Soviets

This week in the War, 25–31 October 1943: Austrian-born actor & director Max Reinhardt dies in New York City

Posted on October 26, 2015 by secondbysecond

Austrian-born actor and director Max Reinhardt died this week in the war, on 30 October 1943. During his early years as a stage director in Austria-Hungary and later in Berlin he was considered one of the most original and innovative … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 25–31 October 1943: Austrian-born actor & director Max Reinhardt dies in New York City

This week in the War, 18–24 October 1943: The Moscow Conference

Posted on October 23, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, the Moscow conference of foreign ministers began on 18 October 1943. British Foreign minister, Anthony Eden, and US Secretary of state, Cordell Hull, met with their Soviet counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov. By the time the conference had … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 18–24 October 1943: The Moscow Conference

This week in the War, 11-17 October 1943: Italy changes sides

Posted on October 16, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war in Italy, on the night of 12/13 October 1943, troops from the US 5th Army crossed over the Volturno river. Further advance was made difficult by torrential rain and fierce opposition from German units north of the … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 11-17 October 1943: Italy changes sides

This week in the War, 4–10 October 1943: Two islands

Posted on October 5, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, massacres of prisoners occurred on two widely separated islands. The first incident took place on the Greek island of Kos in the eastern Mediterranean, close to the coast of Turkey. Italian forces had occupied the island … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 4–10 October 1943: Two islands

This week in the War, 27 Sept–3 Oct 1943: Naples

Posted on September 28, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 27 September 1943, the people of Naples rose up against the German occupiers who had been plundering the city and deporting thousands of citizens for forced labour in Germany. The uprising began in the … Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | Tagged , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 27 Sept–3 Oct 1943: Naples